Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-01
LOCAL BRKyITTEs.

Sheriff Drew's fees during the month of
August amounted TO $32S u.
Another tea train. of thirteen cars, went
East from San Francisco last evening.
A company is organizing at Woodland
| to construct fruit cannery, with capital
stock of $4,000.
The only arrest made yesterday was tina.
Of Mary McCarty, by officers Rowland and
Mclaughlin, for being drunk
a farewell concert will be rendered Rev.
81. G. Christian, of the Seventh-street NJ. f.
Church, on Tuesday evening, the 18th inst.
=. Pare and N. s. Snow, of this city.
| have been granted patents-the former for
horse-kolding device, and the latter for
an umbrella and parasol.
The Odd Fellows General Relief Com
mittee and their families intend to make
an excursion to Feather river on the
steamer Thomas Dwyer week from next
Sunday.
Equity Lodge, Knights and Ladies of
Honor, az the close of their weekly meet
ing last evening, had a rare programme of
literary exercises, which was followed with
banquet.
Sheriff Drew yesterday sold, by order of
Court, ranch OF l60 acres, located q mile
west OF Folsom, for 81 ,972 50, J. Hyman
being the purchaser. 1t was big price for
the property al Sherlff's sale.
The Sacramento river has receded to
feet inches, which is fully as low as at
any time last year, but as the channel is
deeper this season, it will doubtless fall
several inches yet before the rainy weather
A resident of the vicinity complains that
Nm. Gutenberger, after conforming to the
CITY ordinance in removing other obstruc-
tons Of sidewalk and street at his foundry.
has forgotten to take away an engine which
should be removed.
The committee canYassing for funds to
assist the Exempts in giving the New York
veterans grand reception on their arrival,
on the 18th, collected 500 more yesterday,
and feel sanguine that they will be able to
raise the amour. required.
The residents of Washington. Yolo
county, are endeavoring TO raise sufficient
money for the construction of a school
building, That which they had was de-
stroyed by fire two or three years ago, and
since then building has been rented for
school purposes.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was GO, being &c cooler than
the normal for that day. The highest and
lowest temperature was 92e and $50, with
brisk northerly winds during the day, and
fresh southerly winds at night. Weather
clear with light haze.
a boom struck John Shelton Yesterday
The Contrac. Committee of the City Board
of Education went around and examined
the wood offered by various bidders for the
use of the public schools this winter. and
finally decided that his offer was the mos:
satisfactory, both for pine and oak. He
was accordingly awarded the contract for
supplying 200 cords
w. W. Cone arrived from the South last
evening, bringing as his prisoner Pritchard.
the hay-fork swindler, who was recently
arrested at San Diego, but escaped into
Mexico. Cone found and arrested him OF
the steamer Newport and brought him here.
en- route to Woodland to which place he
will be taken this morning.
About 7 O'Clock last evening, as joseph
Lang was driving down l street. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth, in q buggy. he
met another vehicle in which two men
were riding Through some misunder-
standing as 10 turning out, collision oc-
CURED, and the horse driven by Mr.. Lang
was struck in the chest by q shaft OF the
other buggy, and received such injury that
he soon died. The animal was owned by
Lee Stanley, and was quite valuable.
Chief Dillman was informed on Tuesday
that young girl named Lottie Stevens,
VINO was under age, was an inmate of q
house of Ill repute on street, and he or
Gered that she be removed to the station
house to give an account Of herself. She
proved TO have seen over % years-though
so youthful in appearance that she would
easily pass for Is or land had been
public woman two years IN Portland, Or,
before coming 10 Sacramento. The Chief,
or this showing, allowed her TO 20 her way.